Still image with a video button of a JA helping a member of the Class of 2026 move in to their dorm at Williams.

Welcome, Class of 2026!

A video captures the excitement as the Class of 2026 moves into the dorms to begin their Williams experience.

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Image of Nathan Liang on Ireland's western coast.

Symphonic Sounds

Nathan Liang ’24 created a library of virtual instruments, called The Storm Orchestra, based on field recordings from Ireland’s west coast while conducting NSF-sponsored research with geosciences professor Rónadh Cox.

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Creating Color

A new dye lab in Spencer Studio Art Building allows students to incorporate into their art plant materials from a meadow growing outside the building.

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An overhead shot of a group of students sitting in a circle on a black floor

More Than Acting

A Williams College-Williamstown Theatre Festival summer partnership gets an overhaul, with 20 students from Williams and other colleges considering an array of careers in theater.

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Members of the class of 2020 celebrate their graduations in July 2022.

Worth the Wait

Williams welcomed the Class of 2020 and their friends and family back for an in-person graduation celebration.

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David Citrin in front of a large screen showing red and yellow imaging. He is pointing out something along a graph

Revealing Hidden Layers

Georgia Tech electrical engineer David Citrin ’85 uses terahertz imaging to uncover secrets in art, artifacts and aircraft—most recently revealing text obscured by corrosion on a 16th-century funerary cross.

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a collection of magenta and green cells as seen under a microscope

A Hunger for Knowledge

Students are playing a major role in biology professor Matt Carter’s groundbreaking research on the area of animals’ brains that communicate fullness during eating.

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Erikka Olson, Williams Class of 2019, climbs Mount Hayden.

Reaching Her Peak

Erikka Olson ’19 achieves her dream of taking on Mount Hayden—and discusses Williams and her love of geology—in this new video as the winner of a Mammut competition that drew 2,200 entries.

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A person standing with arms raised in front of a brightly colored school bus with murals painted all over it

Busload of Books—and Dreams

Robbi Behr ’97 and Matthew Swanson ’97 are planning to drive across the U.S. in a bus to deliver thousands of books to schoolchildren in economic need.

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Claire Leyden performing onstage in the 2021-2022 national tour of Broadway’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Creativity through Adversity

Ephs in the arts share their experiences with staying creative during the shut-down caused by the pandemic, lessons learned and what it means to them to reconnect with live audiences.

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